Pangaea: Means "all lands," a super continent the existed 300 million years ago. Continental Drift: Continents slowly moved over earth's surface, Wegener's idea. Fossil: Any trace of an ancient organism that has been preserved in rock.
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Summary
Africa and South America look like they fit
The theory of Continental Drift
1910/ Wegener
hypothesis of single landmass/pangea
supported ideas wih the study of landforms, fossils, and climate
evidence from landforms
used mountains from Africa and South America
evidence from fossils
coal fields, common fossils found on distant continents
evidence from climate
continents have very different climates from millions of years ago
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1.3 Drifting Continents
Vocabulary
Pangaea: Means "all lands," a super continent the existed 300 million years ago.
Continental Drift: Continents slowly moved over earth's surface, Wegener's idea.
Fossil: Any trace of an ancient organism that has been preserved in rock.
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Summary
The theory of Continental Drift
Scientists Reject Wegener's Theory